Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: An Evidence Based Approach Contributor(s): McMurran, Mary (Editor), Howard, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0470059486 ISBN-13: 9780470059487 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $199.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Presents the evidence-base for links between personality traits, psychological functioning, personality disorder and violence - with a focus on assessment and treatment approaches that will help clinicians to assess risk in this client group. An evidence-based examination of those personality traits and types of psychological functioning that may contribute to personality disorder and violence- and the links that can be made between the two Each chapter tackles an area of personality or psychological functioning and includes a developmental perspective, discussion of how to gauge risk, and an outline of effective treatments Traits covered include impulsivity, aggressiveness, narcissism and the 'Big Five' - neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness New for the prestigious "Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology," a market leader with more than 20,000 books in print |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Personality |
Dewey: 616.858 |
LCCN: 2008052782 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.60 lbs) 340 pages |